HISTORY, CULTURE, CONSERVATION AND EDUCATION In conjunction with the Museum’s SURF CRAFT exhibition, join us for an evening celebrating the history and culture of surfing in the Baja region of Mexico. Among… Read more »
Posts Tagged: baja california
Entijuanarte
Celebrate the arts in Tijuana at Entijuanarte 2014 with this three-day festival held at the Tijuana Cultural Center (CECUT) For more information: www.entijuanarte.org
Otay Mesa East Port of Entry Border Crossing
Work is underway on a $700 million project to complete a new land port of entry, Otay Mesa East. The new border crossing, which will be open only to toll-paying… Read more »
Puerto Nuevo Lobster Festival
The Puerto Nuevo Lobster festival will take place on Sunday, October 12, 2014 from 1:00 to 6:00. The festival kicks off lobster season in Puerto Nuevo. The entry cost (… Read more »
Rosarito Ensenada Bike Ride
The fall edition of the biannual Rosarito Ensenada bike ride will take place on Saturday, September 27, 2014. This 50-mile fun ride starts in Rosarito and ends in Ensenada with… Read more »
The Spanish Missions on the California Peninsula: #26, El Descanso (1810-1834)
By David Kierwww.vivabaja.comCo-author of ‘The Old Missions of Baja & Alta California, 1697-1834’ The history of El Descanso is told without the usual documentation available for most missions. From the… Read more »
The Spanish Missions on the California Peninsula: #25, Santa Catalina Virgen y Mártir (1797-1839)
By David Kierwww.vivabaja.comCo-author of ‘The Old Missions of Baja & Alta California, 1697-1834’ The Mission Santa Catalina story begins with the actions of Padre Juan Crisóstomo Gómez while serving as Dominican… Read more »
The Spanish Missions on the California Peninsula: #24, San Pedro Mártir de Verona (1794-1811)
By David Kierwww.vivabaja.comCo-author of ‘The Old Missions of Baja & Alta California, 1697-1834’ By the end of 1791, the first five Dominican California missions were established along El Camino Real,… Read more »
The Spanish Missions on the California Peninsula: #23, Santo Tomás de Aquino (1791-1849)
By David Kier www.vivabaja.comCo-author of ‘The Old Missions of Baja & Alta California, 1697-1834’ The future site for the fifth Dominican Baja California mission was discovered in 1769 and named… Read more »
The Spanish Missions on the California Peninsula: #22, San Miguel Arcángel (1787-1834)
By David Kierwww.vivabaja.comCo-author of ‘The Old Missions of Baja & Alta California, 1697-1834’ The Dominicans were anxious to complete their charge to establish five missions in the void between San Fernando… Read more »